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Neutronium would like a word. (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Such devices exist, namely stars. Neutron stars are theorized to have neutronium at their core, essentially a soup of neutrons so densely packed that nothing else fits between them - in order words, the densest theoretical material (osmium is the densest material found on Earth).

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I guess I forgot to say it needs to fit in the package lol. I know it’s possible in extreme environments but can you create such an environment in this package is the question.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just toss a few teaspoons of black hole in there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just have the package delivered to the black hole and watch usps get it there rain or snow

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Where the fuck did USPS get those super-powerful electromagnets from and how do they know to use them to manipulate impossibly heavy packages!?!

The alien USPS mail sorter from the movie Men in Black II.
No idea, man. I just saw that thing in the company warehouse and started pressing buttons

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I wouldn't be too surprised if you could achieve that kind of density for a few fractions of a second with explosive powered compression. I'm thinking something like the electromagnetic flux compression technique used by Nakamura et al to make the 1200T magnetic field back in 2018. The package absolutely wouldn't exist for long though lol